Windows Alerts
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Worm tracks down child porn
News An e-mail virus that seeks out images of child pornography on systems running Microsoft Windows and alerts government agencies to positive findings, has been released by hackers intent on cleaning up the Internet.
Code aims to bypass UAC security in Windows 7
News Authors of a proof-of-concept code say it can bypass the User Account Control antimalware check in Windows 7 beta, but Microsoft denies it is a flaw.
Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., User Account Control, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, malicious program, Microsoft Windows, malicious code, Microsoft VBScript
'Critical' Windows, Exchange fixes coming
News Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday" will include three security alerts with patches for Windows and the Exchange e-mail server software.
Tags: Security, Business applications
Microsoft patches four critical IE, Exchange holes
News Critical vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take control of an affected computer remotely. Patches also released for holes in SQL Server and Office.
Tags: Network security, windows alerts, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Security, Vulnerability, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Admin User, Security Bulletin MS09-004, Server
Microsoft to release three security updates Tuesday
News Company says three security updates will patch one "critical" and two "important" vulnerabilities in Windows.
Tags: PC security, windows alerts, Microsoft Corp., Security, Zero-day Bug, critical update, Server, Attacker, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Excel
Zero-day PowerPoint flaw gives rise to attacks
News Hackers are trying to exploit an unpatched vulnerability in the Office software, leading Microsoft to issue a warning and workarounds.
Tags: Hacking, Microsoft Office, windows alerts, Microsoft Corp., Security, Attack, Microsoft Office 2003, SP3, Flaw, Environment
Microsoft warns of IE exploit code in the wild
News Company says it is investigating a publicly published exploit code that allegedly could lead to computers running versions 6 or 7 of the browser getting compromised.
Tags: Web browsers, PC security, windows alerts, security mailing list, Microsoft Corp., CSS, BugTraq, Microsoft Internet Explorer, exploit code, mailing list
Apple dismisses Safari vulnerability
News Security researcher says Apple is uninterested in fixing glitch that could download malware to the desktop but will fix a separate high-risk security issue in the browser.
Tags: Web browsers, Security, windows alerts, Apple Inc., Web Browser, Vulnerability, Apple Macintosh, phone, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari
Patch for critical Windows vulnerability coming
News Software maker says a fix is coming on Patch Tuesday for an unspecified critical hole in various operating-system versions that could allow a hacker to gain control of a computer remotely.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows, windows alerts, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows, Security Update
